Community news and information for the Westside of Los Angeleshttp://wcnp.org/Twenty-five-year-old Beverly Hills resident Daniel Levian was killed in a car accident on Saturday July, 12. His brother, Korosh, was critically injured, when the car they were traveling in crashed into a wall on North Hillcrest Drive.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=28http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=28At 6 a.m. on July 11, Los Angeles police officers shot and wounded one of two gunmen at the intersection of San Vicente and Fairfax Blvds, following a police chase that began after two armed men attempted to rob Lawry�s Beverly Hills restaurant on La Cienega Blvd. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=27http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=27On a whim, 12-year-old Danny Licht and Steven Dunn, 11, decided to be the first in line to buy the 3G iPhone going on sale at the Apple Store in Century City. That was at 9 p.m. on Thursday night. After over 12 hours of waiting in a line that grew to over 250 people, Danny left the Apple Store without an iPhone. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=26http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=26Bouchon Restaurant to open in 2009; Council approves JPA; Team Beverly Hills participants announced; Police and fire dept enhanced security systemhttp://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=25http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=25Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Roger Snoble was the guest speaker at the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council (EDC) luncheon at Spago on July 9, where he discussed the future of Westside public transportation. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=24http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=24On July 9, the Best Friends for Animals Society (BFAS) together with Last Chance for Animals (LCA) kicked off a national campaign to halt the sale of puppy mill dogs, with a press conference at the Luxe Hotel on Sunset Blvd. The move comes on the heels of the closure of the Posh Puppy Store in Beverly Hills, following ongoing protests outside the store and undercover investigations.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=23http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=23On July 9, the Beverly Hills City Council voted 5-0 to place the Beverly Hills Hilton Revitalization Plan on the November 4 ballot, thereby allowing residents to vote on the initiative. The move comes following a petition signed by 2, 574 residents opposing the plan approved by the City Council in a 3-2 vote on May 12.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=22http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=22Former Beverly Hills mayor and current city councilor Jimmy Delshad, was recently awarded the prestigious Doctorate Award in the field of Humanity and Business from American Liberty University.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=21http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=21Every day, commuters and residents who use Westwood Boulevard are bombarded with commercial messages from 64 billboards that line the street, not including the billboards found on bus stops and the banners that hang from the street lights. According to one estimate, 40%, or approximately 25 of those billboards are illegal, having been installed without proper permits from the city. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=20http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=20Westside residents, who turned out in force to the Metropolitan Transport Authority's board meeting in downtown Los Angeles on June 26, breathed a sigh of relief after the board voted to delay committing any funds to the extension of Pasadena's Gold Line until after the November elections.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=19http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=19Despite the Beverly Hills City Council's approval of the $500 million Hilton revitalization project, a referendum petition opposing the project that was submitted by the Citizens Right to Decide Committee, has garnered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=18http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=18Local police are urging senior citizens to be on the alert for scam artists who prey on the elderly by telephoning them, claiming to be their grandchild and needing financial assistance to bail them out of a jam.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=17http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=17Following the California Supreme Court's 4-3 decision in May allowing same sex couples to legally marry, thousands of Californians will be flocking to their local city hall and courthouses on June 17. However, local Jewish woman Robin Tyler and her partner Diane Olson, were allowed to receive their marriage license at 5:01 p.m. on June 16.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=16http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=16On May 21 at 10 a.m. on Moreno Drive in front of Beverly Hills High School, junior and senior students witnessed a staged car crash with a drunk teenage driver. Part of the Every 15 Minutes campaign to motivate students to make the right decisions about drinking and driving, the crash may not have been real, but the visceral reactions certainly were.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=15http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=15Following weeks of delays and strenuous protests from residents, the Beverly Hills City Council officially approved the $500 million Beverly Hilton Revitalization Project, in a 4-1 vote on May 12.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=13http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=13He's only been in office six weeks, and Mayor Barry Brucker has already been faced with some major decisions, but he's taking them all in his stride. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=12http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=12Beverly Hills residents, officials and businesses breathed a collective sigh of relief when a Los Angeles court judge temporarily nixed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plans to turn Olympic and Pico Boulevards into one-way streets.http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=11http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=11Superior Court Judge John Torribio has sided with the West L.A. Chamber of Commerce and the Westwood South of Santa Monica homeowners association in a lawsuit that sought to delay the implementation of Mayor Villaraigosa's plan to make Olympic and Pico predominantly one-way streets. The judge has ordered that the city cannot proceed with the plan until an environmental impact study is completed, which can take several months. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=10http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=10It has taken almost five months of active campaigning by animal rights organizations, but on May 7, the doors of the Posh Puppy pet store in Beverly Hills were shuttered and a 'For Lease' sign was placed in the window. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=9http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=9The Westside is joining with the whole of Los Angeles to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel. The city is celebrating 60 hours of programs and performances with world-renowned artists, culminating in a massive concert at the Kodak Theatre on Saturday May 10. http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=8http://wcnp.org/article.php?articleid=8